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This weekend we have two major events going on hosting Dead or Alive 5 across the world.

In the United States, SweetJohnnyCage will be running East Coast Throwdown V in Morristown, NJ. SJC has been running tournaments for a few years now, and is even one of the main event coordinators for The Fall Classic coming later this year. This year's East Coast Throwdown will be held in the same event location as the previous year: Hyatt Morristown. Dead or Alive 5 will be taking place on the Xbox 360 starting Sunday, May 19th at 2 PM.


In Australia, @Berzerk will...

It's official, the new Dead or Alive project that we were all teased to last week with a glimpse of Momiji, has now been confirmed by this week's Famitsu magazine via Siliconera as Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate.

The magazine didn't share much information beyond that, only highlighting that it will include Momiji and additional characters, stages, etc. which, of course, we all already know.

But with E3 only a few mere weeks away, you can definitely expect Team Ninja to drop a few subtle hints and teases leading up to the big unveiling.

You can carry on the discussion in the...

Last weekend, the West Coast DOA scene had it's 2nd tourney major at NCR XI. The Road to Evo event took place in Sunnyvale, California from April 26th-28th. Over 25+ entrants for DOA5 alone marked this as the biggest West Coast major thus far in the game's lifespan. Congrats to Sweet Revenge, who flew out from Texas, for taking 1st place. Additional info + pics from the NCR madness can be found by clicking here.

Final Results

1st - Sweet Revenge (Sarah)

2nd - Galen the Wise (Akira, Mila)

3rd - Air Gear

4th - NykNyks Breezy


The good people over at SturdyPine.com sat down with the DOA community to ask us a few questions.

Top 4...

For players outside the USA, here are some exciting Dead or Alive 5 tournaments coming up around the world. Make sure you show your support for the fighting game scene near you, and help build the DOA community!

If you know of an "international event" you'd like featured, please post in the thread and we'll add it!

For May 2013 - players in the UK and Australia have these respective events to look forward to.

In the UK, on May 26: Ultimate Clash 2

Revitalising the UK scene! Come join us and check out the weekly events as well.

http://www.freestepdodge.com/thread...t-of-gaming-doa5-doa2u-doa2m-scv-london.2764/

In Australia, on May 17-19: Battle Arena Melbourne 5

As part of a major festival of fighting and...

What's up guys & gals of the DOA community I love so much. I bring to you another recap of the DOA tourneys that have been took place over the past couple months. Got a couple majors, couple international, and lots of local tourney results for this roundup. Enjoy.

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CEO Winterfest 2013

Altamonte Springs, Florida

January 26th 2013

Good to see that Florida hosted a DOA tourney! Unfortunately, I could not find any DOA related media from this event nor any information on who used what character. I personally don't recognize any of the competitors names but don't let that take away from the fact that they showed up to compete. Hope to see these names again in future events!

Final Results

1. Jazz Primm

2. Tysen

3. The Law

4. DR Balrog

5. Skeptic

6. Solid Neku

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Just a quick heads up, GameStop is selling their copies of Dead or Alive 5+ for the PlayStation Vita as they receive them and many have started selling today. Check with your local store to be sure but this is nationwide. For our members from other locations around the world, check with your game shops as there may simply not be a street date at all for the title.

Please note that preorder DLC codes WILL NOT WORK until the PlayStation Store update on 3/19. Preorder DLC is live in the US. Trophies are also not syncing yet, but that may go live before the update. Be patient with those codes and don't become little rage monsters blowing up Team NINJA, Tecmo Koei, or GameStop on social media.

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Actually, DO blow up GameStop on social media. Just not the other two.

Trophy syncing should now be working for everyone. One day until the official release in NA everywhere besides GameStop!

Update: Team NINJA has officially sponsored Final Round 16, and has graciously given $5000 to be distributed across the top 8 qualifiers. So if you want a chance at the money or just want to show your stuff, and have not yet registered, there's only three days left to register for the event. Pre-registration has now closed, but if there are spots open in the brackets then you will be able to register at the door on Thursday morning before the event, with a lack of being seeded.

Shin Blanka said:

I would like to WELCOME TEAM NINJA to the FINAL ROUND family as our latest sponsor. I would like to personally thank Tom Lee for spearheading this effort for the DOA5 community as TEAM NINJA will be donating $5000 towards the top 8 qualifiers at FR16! There's more exciting news coming for the hypest tournament in the MILKY WAY!!!! there's only 3 days until online registration is closed! Goto...

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Some incredibly formidable competitors absolutely tore up Winter Brawl 7 this past weekend in Philadelphia, PA, with a few high profile upsets and a first win in a major for our Winter Brawl champion SweetRevenge. At the moment, the best way to check out the matches is to sift through the TwitchTV FreeStepDodge and Team Sp00ky accounts (main tournament and final four, respectively) but when we have direct links we'll update this post. For now, stop on by SweetRevenge's profile here on FSD and blow him up with congratulatory messages; while you're on that you may as well also give props to the rest of the top four: XCalibur BladeZ, Mamba, and Rikuto.

Everyone put on a top-notch showing and the matches were pretty interesting to watch almost from the get-go. Check out the full results below

1. Sweet Revenge
2...

GVN Winter Brawl will be starting tomorrow, and many of the attendees are currently en route to the event. Games will be had, food will be eaten, drinks - many drinks - will be consumed, and fun will be had. Big E Gaming has released the following schedule for the weekend's event.

Now, I will be on site attempting my best at streaming any Dead or Alive 5 matches on the Free Step Dodge Twitch.TV account. Internet will be limited so please bear with me. The top 4 are scheduled for Sunday on Team Sp00ky's stream.

http://bigegaming.com/winter-brawl-7-pools-schedule-and-stream/

WB7 ONSITE REGISTRATION, GAME & STREAM SCHEDULE!

SATURDAY -

Registration:

8AM to 12PM: (FRONT DESK) Onsite registration for AE2012, MK9, P4U and UMVC3 singles
8AM to 11AM: (FRONT DESK) Registration for AE2012 and UMVC3 3v3 teams
10AM to 12PM: (FRONT DESK) Registration for DOA5 teams
1PM to 3PM: (FRONT DESK) Onsite registration for DOA5...

According to Polygon, Vivek Shah, the CEO of Ziff Davis Media which owns IGN has sent out an announcment discussing a recent shake up in the 1UP, GameSpy, and UGO offices. There have been some editorial layoffs in each of the three sections, but some employees will be moved into the IGN Editorial Staff.

This isn't typically the news that I would put on the front page, but Ziff Davis also comments about the potential future of the IGN Pro League (IPL). Specifically, it looks like they are in discussions to sell off the league, but nothing has been set yet. Dead or Alive 5 was recently announced to be in the IPL game line up. Although there has yet to be an event to showcase the game, no word of IPL being sold or its future has been provided.

Full announcement with IPL section bolded.

Vivek Shah said:

Date: February 21, 2013
Subject: Staff Announcement

Today, we took some...

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The 7th Annual GVN Winter Brawl, one of the long-time Dead or Alive tournament event supporters, will be starting in less than two weeks on February 23. Coming right off the heels of SoCal Regionals and Big E Gaming's North East Championships 13 it's time to see if XCalibur BladeZ can defend his North East crown from EMP Black Mamba.


The event has forgone the Tag 2v2 Pair Play event in favor of doing a Team Battle tournament that the GVN and Big E Gaming events are known for. Teams of two players will play in a team battle Singles setting on Saturday before the Dead or Alive 5 Singles event starts.

In addition, on Sunday there will be the return of the Dead or Alive 5 Tag 1v1 tournament to coincide with the changes made in the 1.03A patch.


However, that's not all of the news for this event: Team NINJA has graciously donated...

Just a quick reminder to everyone on the East Coast or with the means to get there, Winter Brawl VII is going down in just a couple of weeks in Philadelphia, PA! Head over to the event thread here and do not forget to get your pre-registration in to save some cash. Pre-registration is available at this link and is only available until February 16th. After that you're registering at the door and it's a bit more expensive, so why not save the money and get it out of the way?

Following relatively closely on the heels of Winter Brawl, we have Final Round 16 in Atlanta, GA. Taking place March 29-31, pre-registration is open until March 15, after which your only option is emergency registration really early on opening day. Don't you want to get a little extra sleep before you matches? Then get your PayPal account ready and get...

It’s that time again! The DOA Tournament scene is alive rather than dead. Our numbers are growing and they will only continue to grow as long as the community shows up to events whether they are big, small, local, or major. Peep the recap below for tournament results. Click the name of the tournament to be redirected to its respective thread. If you missed the last tournament recap, click this part of the sentence

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Texas Bar Fights Round X

Plano, Texas

December 8th, 2012

DOA was included in the lineup of fighting games at The Franchise Grill & Sports Bar. Fitting that this tournament was held at a sports bar because this IS e-sports after all

Final Results

1st - MASTER

2nd - Sweet Revenge

3rd - DRS MCZNashfan

4th - Dareaper214...

Team NINJA has revealed the release dates for the long awaited version 1.03 patch for Dead Or Alive 5. Players on the PlayStation 3 will be able to get the patch next tuesdays on January 22, 2013. Meanwhile, those on the XBox 360 will have to wait another week, with their patch dropping the following tuesday, January 29, 2013.

In addition to this, Team NINJA has released the complete patch notes for v 1.03.

System Changes

Changes apply to both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions except where specified.

• Added new stage: Zack Island. After installing Ver.1.03, players can download the free Zack Island stage, which will appear in the Stage Select menu.
• Added the ability to upload screenshots to Facebook from Album mode.
• Added the ability to upload video replays to Facebook...

So the EVO 2013 lineup was announced just moments ago on Wakeup SRK, and it's the largest EVO roster in years. Dead or Alive 5, unfortunately, is not on the main roster. This is due in no small part to a lack of consistent offline support in comparison to other games. We've been on the upswing, especially after the solid showing at NEC, however we have a lot of building to do yet. This is something that we're still working hard on changing, but this is currently our reality.

Now, the title says we still have a shot, and we do, but that catch is really going to put us in a put up or shut up position like never before! The Player's Choice slot, EVO 2013's eighth title, goes to the community and game that donates the most money to a chosen...

Once again, it's that time of year where everyone is going out of their way to make resolutions for the year ahead. For the DOA community, especially those who are just stepping up and getting into the game competitively for the first time, here's one resolution that you should make in 2013 - attend tournaments.

BlackShinobi from the Shoryuken.com forums has made a rather in-depth post on "why you should attend tournaments." He specifically goes over two major points that are bound to be on every newer players mind when it comes to these events.

How to know if you are good enough to attend a tournament
If you are a fan of fighting games, then congratulations, you have just passed the skill test to attend a tournament. Don’t worry, if you hate fighting games you have still passed the skill test to attend a tournament. Let’s be realistic here: your chances of...

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While a solid roll out date still hasn't been nailed down for the next upcoming Dead or Alive 5 patch, director Yohei Shimbori was kind enough to share a few tweets on some additional features that we'll see, noting that the next patch will be a major update.

One of the cool additions Shimbori mentioned is that we'll be seeing the popular demand to save replays of lobby matches, along with the ability to now kick unwanted players from your lobby as well.

Here are the additional patch details from Shimbori:

[D-YS] I was able to check some stuff about the next patch this week, so I'll tweet a little bit about it.

[D-YS] First off, you will now be able to save replays of lobby matches.

[D-YS] A lot of people were asking for that feature, so we worked hard to put it in.

[D-YS] Also, the host of a lobby...

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This is the main interface that leads to all the 12 tutorials.
It is a work in progress so please check back on the main menu from time to time

This thread will be updated whenever a new video is released.

THE DEAD OR ALIVE 5 TUTORIAL - 12 - TAG MODE (Feat. Emperor Cow)

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THE DEAD OR ALIVE 5 TUTORIAL - 12 - TAG MODE (Feat. Emperor Cow)

Part 12 of the 12 part tutorial series for DOA5.
Featuring commentary by myself "Emperor Cow".

This video is meant to explain the ins and outs of Tag Mode and highlight the main differences that set it apart from Solo mode. It also explains some features that are unique to tag mode such as Tag Canceling.

The following topics are covered:
- Overview 0:35
- Tag Inputs 2:08
- Tag Canceling 4:52
- Tag Air-Juggles 5:50 ...

The tournament scene for Dead or Alive has resurfaced since the September 25th release of DOA5. There have been quite a few tournaments that have happened all over the world since the launch of the game. Whether it takes place online, in the UK, Asia, or North America, they are happening almost weekly in some part of the world. Below is a quick results recap of some of the tournaments that have already took place. Click the name of the tournament to be taken to their respective tournament thread.

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DOA World Series 1

Online

October 6th, 2012

FSD community member Daman077c was the first to organize an online DOA5 tournament for the community that took place a week after the game was released. 44 competitors, divided into 4 groups of 11, fought each other in round robin format...

I linked the full video of DOA5 top 4 below. I already contacted sp00ky to send me the video, when I receive it I will cut and edit it to post it in the FSD media library. Results and battle log bottom of post, SPOILERS!!

NEC13 DOA5 Top 4 Video

http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky/b/344843674

NEC13 DOA5 Pool Play
http://www.twitch.tv/freestepdodge (Pool A - D, Top 8)
http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun (Pool A)

NEC13 DOA5 Top 4 Results

1. XCaliber Bladez (Helena, Alpha-152)
2. Shade Swifteye (Kasumi)
3. RM|SawnikFawx (Christie, Alpha-152)
4. EMP|Black Mamba (Helena)

NEC13 DOA5 Top 4 Battle Log

Losers Semi-Finals:
RM|SawnikFawx...

A few short moments ago, director Yohei Shimbori tweeted a flurry of tweets with info on the next upcoming patch for Dead or Alive 5, shedding light on what we can expect.

He offers up some exciting details on what we can look forward to, but did not confirm an exact date as to when the next patch will be rolling out. Nonetheless, some pretty nifty stuff awaits.

Here are the patch details that Shimbori noted:

-[D-YS] I've finally had a chance to check out a few of the tweaks, so here are a few bits of info about the next patch.

-[D-YS] First, it looks like we can clear up the huge lag that happened on some stages for online fights.

-[D-YS] Now you should be able to fight without worrying about what stage you're on.

-[D-YS] Next, you'll be able to view opponent information before the start of a ranked match.

-[D-YS] You'll see their name, connection speed, grade, etc. all before you actually accept the...

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